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THE  BROWNIE  BAND 


THE  PALMER  COX 
BROWNIE   PRIMER 

ARRANGED     FROM     PALMER     COX'S 
BROWNIE   BOOKS 

TEXT  BY  MARY  C.  JUDD 
PICTURES  BY  PALMER  COX 
GRADING  AND  EDITING 
BY   MONTROSE   J.   MOSES 


»   •^»l      «» 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  CENTURY  CO. 
NEW  YORK 1921 


Copyright.   1906,   by 
T»E  Century  G). 


Second  Editi(m.   Wcy^  l&CT  i  Btrpfi^ted;  Ngvemter,    1W7 

January,   191"! ;.  OcV^'-ef,    1912  «  Feh^t^ry,    1914  ; 

June,    ]9t8:   Af ay. '1916:   February,   19l7  ; 

May,    1918;   April.    1919; 

Jawuary,   1920. 


EDUCATION  DEPT, 


</,  U^ 


PREFACE 

It  is  a  mistaken  idea  that  children  learn  to  read  only 
through  bare,  spiritless  statement  of  fact.  At  no  other 
period  is  imagination  so  naively  active,  and  to  the  imag- 
inative faculty  the  Brownies  appeal. 

The  editors  have  arranged  the  text  so  as  to  repeat 
words  constantly ;  they  have  likewise  placed  the  subject 
matter  in  its  proper  season,  beginning  with  the  early 
Fall,  when  school  opens.  While  definite  lessons  have 
been  indicated  on  every  page,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
pictures  in  themselves  will  suggest  to  the  teacher  addi- 
tional topics  for  talks  and  blackboard  sentences,  and  at 
the  same  time  furnish  the  interest  and  incentive  to  in- 
duce the  child  to  learn  to  read  the  text.  The  Appendix 
contains  directions  for  the  use  of  the  vocabulary  and  of 
those  pages  on  which  the  play  element  is  distinctly  em- 
phasized. 

To  understand  the  characteristics  of  the  Brownies  is 
the  essential  requisite  for  the  understanding  of  this 
little  Primer.  The  genial,  hearty,  and  helpful  spirit 
with  which  the  little  men  are  supposed  always  to  go 
through  their  tricks,  is  largely  the  cause  of  the  success 
they  have  had.  May  they  find  equal  favor  in  the  school 
room,  while  the  children  are  learning  to  read. 

Palmer  Cox. 


M55999 


BROWNIES,  like  fairies  and  gob- 
lins,  are  imaginary  little  sprites, 
•who  are  supposed  to  delight  in 
harmless  pranks  and  helpful  deeds. 
They  work  and  sport  ivhile  weary 
households  sleep,  and  never  allow 
themselves  to  be  seen  by  mortal  eyes. 


CONTENTS 


Frontispiece 

Preface 

Dedication 

Illustration— The  Flag    . 
The  Brownies  and  the  Flag 
The  Brownies— I,  2,  3     . 
The  Brownies— 4,  5,  6    . 
The  Brownies— 7,  8,  9,  10 
The  Brownies  and  School 
The  Brownies  and  School 
Drawing  Lesson     .     .     . 
The  Brownies  in  the  Orchard 
Illustration— The  Orchard 
The  Brownies  and  Cotton 
In  the  Wheat  Field     .     . 
Verse— Guess    .... 
The  Merry  Little  Men   . 

Review 

The  Brownies'  Pictures  . 
The  Brownies'  Circus  .  . 
The  Elephant  .... 
The  Harvest  .... 
The  Brownies  and  Foot-ball 
In  the  Gymnasium  .  . 
The  Thanksgiving  Dinner 
Sawing  Wood    .... 

Review 

Verse  —  What    Does    Brownie 
Want? 


PAGE 

2 

5 

6 

10 

II 

12 
13 
H 
15 
16 

17 
18 

19 
20 
21 
22 

23 

24 

25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 

34 


PAGE 

In  the  Toy-shop 35 

The  Peep-hole 36 

Review 37 

Snowballs 38 

The  Brownies  and  the  Sleigh  .  39 
The  Christmas  Tree   .     .     .     .40 

The  Christmas  Tree  .     ,     .     .  41 
Illustration — The  Christmas  Tree  42 

The  Toboggan  Slide  ....  43 

Review 44 

Counting  Lesson 45 

Making  a  Snow  Man  ....  46 

Illustration— The  Snow  Man  .  47 

The  Months 48 

Th-  Months 49 

The  Months 50 

Review ,     ,  51 

Skating 52 

The  Brownies  on  Skates     .     .  53 

The  Brownies  in  Japan  ...  54 

The  Weather-vane     ....  55 

Review 56 

On  the  Clouds 57 

The  Singing  Lesson  ....  58 

"America" 59 

"America" .  60 

Illustration— The  Clock.     .     .  61 

What  Time? 62 

Review     ••••••••63 


8 


Contents 


PAGE 

Some  Brownie  Don'ts         .    .  64 

The  Brownies  in  a  Fog  ...  65 

Illustration— The  Windmill     .  66 

The  Windmill 67 

Six  Brownies     .     .     o     .     .     .  68 

The  Telephone 69 

Seed-planting 70 

The  Brownies  and  the  Robins  .  71 

Review 72 

A  Queer  Ride 73 

The  Bicycle  Ride 74 

The  Bicycle  Ride 75 

Review 'jd 

Verse— Fishing 77 

Verse— Spring  Song  ....  78 

Verse— The  Bees 79 

Review 80 

Lawn  Tennis 81 

The  Donkey  Ride 82 

The  Dancing  Lesson  ....  83 

Review 84 

How  to  Make  a  Kite  .     ,     .     .  85 


The  Horse 86 

The  Horse  Race 87 

Review 88 

The  Long  Bridge 89 

The  Brownies  and  the  Boat      .     90 
The  Scared  Brownies.     ...     91 

Learning  to  Swim 92 

The  Queer  Glass 93 

The  Yacht  Race 94 

The  Anchor 95 

In  the  Sand 96 

Verse— At  the  Sea-side  ...     97 

The  Sky  Rocket 98 

The  Fourth  of  July     ....     99 

Review 100 

The  Brownies'  Surprise  .     .     .  loi 
Verse— The  Farewell.     .     .     .  102 

Vocabulary 104 

"  105 

«  106 

«  107 

«  108 


The  Palmer  Cox 
Brownie  Primer 


THE  PALMER  COX 
BROWNIE  PRIMER 


Oh,  see  the  flag. 
Up  with  the  flag. 
Up  with  the  flag  on  high. 
Do  you  see  the  flag? 
Hurrah  for  the  flag! 
Hurrah  for  the  flag  on  high! 
There  is  the  red. 
There  is  the  white. 
There  is  the  blue. 
1  he  red,  white,  and  blue. 


I  2     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


One  little  Brownie, 


One  1 


Two'liftle  Brownies. 


Two  2 


Three  little  Brownie  men, 


Three  3 


o 


ne 


Two 


Three 
3 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer     1 3 


Four  little  Brownies, 
Four  4 


Five  little  Brownies, 
Five  5 


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Six  little  Brownie  men. 
Six  6 

Four  Five  Six 

4  5  6 


14    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Seven  little  Brownies. 
Seven  T 


Eight  little  Brownies. 
Eight  8 


Nine  little  Brownies. 
Nine  9 


Ten  little  Brownie  men. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    15 


The  wise  Brownie  said:  "Go  to  school." 
''Yes,  yes,  we  will  go  to  school,"  said 
the  little  merry  men. 

'  You  must  study." 

''Yes,  yes,  we  will 
study,"  said  the  little 
merry  men. 

"Oh,  sec,  there  is  the 
school-house." 

"Hurrah!  let  us  go  to 
school,"  said  the  little 
merry  men. 

"Run,  run  to  the 
school-house." 

"Study,  study,"  said 
the  wise  Brownie. 


1 6    The  Palmer  Gox  Brownie  Primer 


Nine  o'clock  is  school  time. 

Go  to  school,  Brownies. 

Here  are  your  books  and  pads  and 
pencils. 

One  Brownie  tried  to  spell. 

''  B-r-o-w-n-i-e,"  he  said. 

And  one  Brownie  tried  to  read. 

And  all  the  Brownies  sang  a  song. 

They  sang,  ''Hurrah  for 
the  red,  white,  and  blue." 

But  when  daytime  came, 
the  Brownies  ran  away. 

Why  did  the  Brownies 
run  away? 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    17 


i8      The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


HE  nights  arc  long. 
The  nights  are  cold. 
The  apples  are  red. 
The  apples  are  ripe. 
"Come,"  cried  the  Brown- 
ies, "come  and  let  us  go  to  the  apple  tree." 
Look,  how  the  apples  fall  on  the^round. 
Run,  run,  let  us  pick  them  up. 
Hurry,  hurry,  for  the  nights  are  cold. 
And  the  frost  will  come  soon. 
Here  is  a  basket. 
Put  the  apples  in  the  basket. 
Oh,  what  fun  to  pick  the  apples  from 
the  ground. 

Take  care,  take  care,  little 
Brownies,  don't  fall. 

The  Brownie  is  in  the  tree. 
Will  he  fall? 

Tell    us    what    you    see, 
little  Brownie. 

"  I  see  birds,"  he  said. 


2  0    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


See  the  cotton  !     How  white  it  is. 
The  Brownies  pick  the  cotton. 
They  put  the  cotton  into  the  baskets. 
Cotton  grows  Hke  a  flower. 
Each  flower  is  a  soft. white  ball. 
See  the  Brownie  under  the  cotton. 
Will  it  hurt  the  Brownie? 
No,  for  cotton  is  very  soft. 
Hurry  Brownies,  it  is  nearly  day. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    2  1 


Look,  the  Brownies  are  in  the  wheat 
field. 

The  farmer  must  cut  his  wheat 

The  little  men  will  help  the  farmer. 

What  will  they  do  with  the  wheat  ? 

They  will  cut  it  and  pile  it  up. 

What  is  Wheat,  little  Brownies  ? 

"It  is  grain,"  said  the  little  merfy  men. 

In  the  morning,  the  farmer  will  say: 
'*Thank  you,  Brownies,  for  your  help.'' 


2  2    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 

GUESS 

{Ada^J/rom  St.  Nkhoiat.) 

He  stands  up  straight  against  the  wall  — 
The  smallest  Brownie  of  them  all — 
"Guess  what  I  have  behind  me  here?" 
And  then  he  laughs — this  Brownie  queer. 


"A  doll?" 
"No." 
"A  ball?" 

"No." 
"Acat?" 
"No." 
"Ahat?" 
"No." 

"Well,  I  11  confess 
I  can't  guess." 


a 


With    outstretched    arras,  this    Brownie 

stands 
And  says:  "  I  only  had  ray  hands  f** 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer     23 


THE  MERRY  LITTLE  MEN 


24    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


REVIEW 

Hurrah!    the  red,  white  and  blue! 
Ten  little  Brownie  men. 
Go  to  school,  you  merry  little  men. 
Look,    how    the    apples    fall    on    the 
ground. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer     25 


We  went  one   night  to 

have  our  pictures  taken. 

Oh,  what  fun   we  had ! 

You  will  find  more  pictures  of  us  in 
this  book. 

The  man  said:  "Smile!" 


Find  the 

Soldier 

Sailor 

Chinaman 

Indian 

2  6    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Up,  up,  up! 
Over,  over,  and  over! 
One,  two,  three,  up  and  over  the 

Brownies  go! 
See  the  elephant. 
The  elephant  will  not  hurt  the 

Brownies. 
Up,  up,  and  over  his  back  the  merry 

little  Brownies  go. 
Up  and  over  and  down  they  go. 
How  very  big  the  elephant  is. 
How  very  small  the  Brownies  are. 
They  can  jump  over  the  elephant. 
They  can  walk  a  rope. 
They  can.  have  fun. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer     27 


The  elephant  now  goes  round; 

The  band  begins  to  play. 
The  Brownies  in  the  circus  ring 

Had  better  keep  away. 


2  8    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


The  apples  are  ripe. 

Where  is  the  farmer? 
And  the  pumpkin  is  ripe. 
And  the  corn  is  not  cut. 

Where  is  the  farmer? 
The  farmer  is  sick ;  the  farmer  is  sad 
Here  come  the  Brownies  to  help  him 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    29 

Run,  Brownie,  run  with 
the  foot-ball. 

''  Catch  him, 
catch  him,"  cry 
the  little  merry 
men. 

See  the  soldier  with  the  ball. 
"  Hurrah,  I  have  him  by  the  legs,"  says 
a  Brownie. 
Will  he  fall  ? 

Yes,  and  another  Brownie  will  get  the 
foot-ball. 

Run,  run,  run  with  the  foot-ball. 
''  Hurrah,"  cry  the  Brownies,  "  we  have 
won  the  game." 
''  Rah,  rah,  rah  ! " 

"  I    am    glad    we    won 
the    game.      I    am    tired," 
said  a  Brownie. 
^f^      So  he  sat  down  to  rest 
on  the  foot-ball. 


30     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Here  a  swing  and  there  a  swing. 
Here  a  ring  and  there  a  ring. 
How  strong  the  Brownies  are! 
How  happy  the  Brownies  are! 
Up  and  over  they  go! 
Up  the  ladders  and  over  the  bars  they  go. 
They  will  not  fall. 

Swing,  Brownies,  swing!    You  happy 
little  men,  you  merry  little  men! 
This  is  the  way  to  get  strong. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    31 


What  shall  the  farmer  have  for  his 
Thanksgiving  dinner? 

Turkey,  turkey,  turkey. 

These  turkeys  belong  to  the  tarmer. 

Let  us  take  them  to  the  house  for  the 
farmef.  Then  we  will  go  home.  We 
will  have  our  Thanksgiving  dinner. 


Wien  I  am  big,  I  mean  to  buy 
/  dozen  platters  of  pumpkin  pie, 
A  barrel  of  nuts,  to  have  them  handy, 
And  fifty  pounds  of  sugar  candy. 


Mary  Mapes  Dodgb. 


32     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


One  Brownie  saws  wood  this  way;  an- 
other Brownie  saws  wood  that  way. 

Take  care,  Brownies,  tl  ^.  Jv^ood  will 
fall,  and  then  you  will  fall. 

Here  comes  a  Brownie  with  ant  her 
log  of  wood.  "^^ 

Will  you  saw  this  log  also.  Brownie^? 

Whose  wood  is  this,  Brownies?  ls\t 
the  farmers  wood?  I 

Is  he  in  the  house  asleep?  ' 

Oh,  merry  little  Brownies,  how  happy 
you  must  be  to  help. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    33 

REVIEW 

Do  you  like  the  pictures  of  the 
Brownies  in  this  book? 

The  Brownies  can  jump  over  the  back 
of  the  elephant. 

The  apples  are  ripe ;  the  pumpkin  is 
ripe.    Where  is  the  farmer? 

What  shall  the  farmer  have  for  his 
Thanksgiving  dinner? 

Did  you  see  the  Brownies  go  up  the 
ladders  and  over  the  bars? 

Run,  Brownie,  run  with  the  foot-ball 

Where  are  the  Brownies  who  saw 
wood? 


WORD  LIST 

£Use  these  words  in  new  sentences.] 

ripe 
catch 

another 
foot-ball 

asleep 
dinner 

strong 
happy 
over 

soldier 

pumpkin 

elephant 

turkey 

pictures 

belong 

34    The  Palmer  Cox  brownie  Primer 


WHAT  DOES  BROWNIE  WANT? 

(Adapted/ro*H  St.  Nicholas.) 


Dear  Santa  Claus: 


I  don  t  want  a  thing  that 

girls  would  like; 
I  don  t  want  a  velocipede, 

but  a  bike; 
I     don't     want     anything 
to  wear; 
I  don  t  want  an  apple 

or  a  pear; 
I  don  t  want  a  ship 
that  won't  sail; 
I  don't  want  a  goody-goody  tale. 

Brownie. 


Watching  for  Santa  Claus 


P.  S. — I  was  just  about  not  to  say, 
I  don  t  want  you  to  forget  me  Christ- 
mas Day. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    35 


The  Brownies  went  mto  a  toy-shop 

They  opened  a  box.     Out  jumped  a 
queer  man.     His  cap  came  off. 

The  Brownies  found 
a  toy  rabbit. 

Near  the  rabbit  was 
a  box  of  dolls. 

Then  the  Brownies 
jumped  on  a  hobby- 
horse. 

What  fun   they  had  in  the   toy-shop 
with  all  the  toys. 


36    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


' 


What  a  tall  fence! 
This  is   such  a  good  peep- 
hole in  the  fence. 

Did  you  ever  look  through  a 
peep-hole? 

What  do  you  see,  Brownie? 
Three  Brownies  are  looking 
over   the    fence.     It   is    night. 
The  sky  is  dark. 

But  the  moon  shines. 
We  can   see  the  fence  and 
the  Brownies. 

What  do  you  see,  Brownie 
Boys? 

Are  you  looking  at  the  moon  ? 
Are  you  looking  to  see  if  it  is  time  to 
run  away  ? 

Are  you  looking  for  the  sun  ? 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    37 

REVIEW. 

What  did  the  Brownies  find  in  the 
toy-shop? 

What  did  they  do  with  the  hobby- 
horse? 

Did  Brownie  want  a  velocipede? 

What  do  you  think  Santa  Claus  gave 
Brownie  on  Christmas  Day? 

What  did  Brownie  see  through  the 
peep-hole?     Did  he  see  the  moon? 

Find  the  two  Brownies  on  the  log  of 
wood. 


Days  of  the  Week 


Sunday 
Monday  Thursday 

Tuesday  Friday 

Wednesday      Saturday 

Seven  days  make  one  week. 


38     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


One,  two,  three,  look  out 
for  the  snowball ! 

Oh,  a  ball  hit  his  crown. 
Who  hit  you,   Brownie, 
do  you  know  ? 

Come  and  play  with  the  other  Brownies. 
See  the  sticks  of  wood  these  Brownies 
have. 

No,  they  are  not  sticks  of  wood.    They 
are  sticks  of  ice. 

They  are  icicles  from 
the  trees. 

Who  is  Jack  Frost?  _^ 

Ice  and  snow  come  in  the  winter  time. 
Here  is  a  picture  in  the  snow.     Jack 
Frost  did   not  make  it.     I  know  who 
made  it.     Do  you  ? 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie   Primer 


39 


^mwW^wl!^^m 


Jingle,  bells;  jingle,  bells; 
Jingle  all  the  way! 
Oh!  what  fun  it  is  to  ride 
With  the  Brownies  in  a  sleigh! 


a 


Hear  the  silver  bells, 
How  they  tinkle,  tinkle,  tinkle, 
In  the  cold,  cold  air  of  night! 
Oh !  the  swinging  and  the  ringing 
Of  the  bells,  bells,  bells." 


40       The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


We  must  find  a  Christmas  tree. 

Come,  let  us  go   to   the  woods,  little 
Brownies. 

We  will  cut  down  the  Christmas  tree. 

Tramp,  tramp,  tramp!     How  soft  the 
snow  is. 

Hurry,  there  is  a  Christmas  tree  in  the 
woods. 

And  I  see  a  tall  tree  next  to  it. 

Yes,  we  will  cut  down  that  tree  also, 
and  use  it  for  a  flag-pole. 

How   beautiful   the   flag 
will  look  waving  on  high. 

Hurrah  for  the   flag  on 
high! 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    41 


When  the  Brown- 
ies came  to  the  woods, 
they  cut  down  the 
Christmas  tree.  Then 
they  cHmbed  to  the 
top  of  the  other  tree 
and  cut  off  the 
branches. 

"  I  can  see  far  over 
the  tops  of  the  trees," 
called  the  Brownie 
who  was  up  in  the 
tree. 

"Come,  all  of  you," 
said  the  Brownie  with 
the  axe,  "we  must 
cut  this  tree  down. 
Hurry,  for  to-morrow 
is  Christmas." 

Hurrah  for 
Christmas!"  said 
the  Brownies. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    43 


JilgllgBlf      Hurrah!    Clear 

p.^    the  way! 
.%       rlere  we  come  down 
'       the  hill! 
Hold     fast,     Brownies, 


Look,  there    is  a   Brownie 
up  in  the  air. 

Head  over  heels,  up  and  over  he  goes. 

Ha,  ha!     Some  Brownies  fell  in  the 
soft  snow. 

How  smooth  the  snow  is  on  the  hill. 

Down  the  hill  we  go;  how 
very  fast  we  go. 


Clear  the  way. 
Hurrah,  hurrah! 


44     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 

REVIEW 

When  do  ice  and  snow  come? 

Are  Icicles  sticks  of  Ice? 

Did*  the  Brownies  make  the  picture 
in  the  snow? 

Tinkle,  tinkle,  tinkle,  hear  the  ringing 
of  the  bells. 

Where  did  the  Brownies  find  the 
Christmas  tree? 

Did  the  Brownies  bring  the  flagpole 
home  in  the  sleigh? 

What  fun  the  smooth  snow  is  on  the 
hill! 


WORD  LIST 

[Use  these  word*  in  new  sentences. 

Jack 

snowball 

Christmas 

Frost 

icicles 

waving 

sleigh 

picture 

beautiful 

tramp 

jingle  ^ 

branches 

ringing 

swinging 

to-morrow 

The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    45 


[By  taking  the  lines  separately  and  together,  and  by  making  com- 
binations of  the  different  lines,  the  teacher  will  be  able  to  give 
elementary  drills  in  addition  and  subtraction.] 


46    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Oh,  what  a  big  ball  of  snow. 

Look  out,  there  is  a  Brownie  under 
the  ball  of  snow. 

Let  us  make  a  snow  man. 

Here  is  snow  for  his  arms  and  legs. 

Here  are  four  icicles  for  his  hair. 

And  here  is  one  icicle  for  his  finger. 

Look  at  the  snow  man  the  Brownies 
made.     He  is  very  big. 

"We  are  small,"  said  the  Brownies. 

When  daylight  came,  the  Brownies 
ran  away. 


48    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Cold  January 
brings  the  snow. 

JANUARY 


nd  winds  in  February  blow. 
FEBRUARY 


In  March  the  winter  turns 
to  go. 

MARCH 


In  April  seeds  begin  to  grow. 
APRIL 


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49 


Bright  May  brings  sunshine,    fruit,   and 

•     hours. 
^  MAY       ^ 

In    June    the    nights    are    bright    and 
clear, 

And  roses  fill  the    land    with 
cheer. 

JUNE 

Oh,  sunny-faced  is  hot 

July, 

The  time  when  all  the  flags  do 
fly. 

JULY 

In  August  peoplfc 

go  away. 
That    is    the   time 
for  holiday. 

AUGUST 


50    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


September,  with  its  falHng leaves, 


And    golden 
piled  up  in 


gram 
sheaves. 


SEPTEMBER 

And  then  October 
comes  aroi  %d, 

With  apples  red  upon 
the  ground. 

OCTOBER 


November,  dear  to 

people  gay, 
Because    it    brings 
Thanksgiving 
Day. 
NOVEMBER 

And  cold  December,  Christmas 

brings. 
With  happiness   and   toys  and 
things! 

DECEMBER 


^^>^»^isi-^:^''>fmnjr^ 


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t^ixit.  ^■^^'*ff  Com 


J  anuary — Snow 
February — Ice 
March — Winds 
April — Seeds 
May — Flowers 
June — Roses 


July — Sun 
August — H  oliday 
September — Leaves 
October — Apples 
November — Turkey 
December  — Toys 


52     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


First  one  Brownie  went  on  the  ice, 
then  another,  and  another,  and  another. 

By  and  by  all  the  Brownies  were  on 
the  ice  with  their  skates. 

One  little  Brownie  fell  on  his  back. 
Did  he  cry?  No,  no, — up  and  away  he 
went ! 

Some  Brownies  skated  this  way  and 
some  skated  that  way. 

They  skated  everywhere  on  the  ice. 

Who  cut  the  large  B  on  the  ice  ? 


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53 


on, 


H 


e 


Once  there  was  a  little 
Brownie.  He  knew  how 
to  skate  on  the  ice. 

One   winter  night  he 
put  his  skates 
made  the  first  letter  of  his  name 
on  the  ice. 

There  was  another  Brownie, 
who  did  not  know  how  to  skate 
His  feet  went  up  in  the  air, 
and  he  fell  down  on  the  ice. 
Then  there  was 
still  another  Brownie.  He 
could  skate  on  roller  skates. 
So  the  Chinaman  got  on  his 
back.  And  there  were  two  little 
Brownies  who  came  together, 
bang!  And 
their  feet  went  up  in 
the  air.  But  they  were^ 
not  hurt. 


54 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


pALMen  CoA 


These  little  Brownies  are  in  Japan. 
Each  Brownie  has  a  Japanese  parasol. 
How  many  Japanese  parasols  can  you 
see?    Nine,  ten, — which  is  right? 
Do  they  have  Brownies  in  Japan? 
Have  you  ever  been  far  from  home? 
One  little  Brownie  is  in  the  dark. 
What  has  he  in  each  hand? 
He  has  a  Japanese  lantern. 
Have  you  seen  a  Japanese  lantern? 


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The  Child: 

Tell  me  truly,  Brownie  man, 

Which  way  does  the  wind  blow? 

Tell  me  truly,  if  you  can, 
Do  you  know? 

The  Brownie: 

North  or  south  or  east  or  west, 
Which  wind  do  you  like  best? 
Watch  the  weather-vane  and  see 
Which  wind  this  wind  ma}'  be. 
Watch  the  arrow  turn;  it  knows 
Which  way  the  wind  blows. 


56    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


REVIEW 

Did  the  Brownies  skate  on  the  ice? 

What  letter  did  the  Brownie  cut  on 
the  ice? 

Did  the  Brownie  fall  on  the  ice? 

Was  the  Brownie  hurt  when  he  fell 
down  on  the  ice? 

Have  you  ever  seen  roller  skates? 
The  little  Brownie  with  the  Chinaman  on 
h'  s  back  had  on  roller  skates. 

When  the  Brownies  were  in  Japan, 
they  had  Japanese  parasols. 

One  Brownie  had  a  Japanese  lantern. 

Have  you  ever  seen  a  Japanese  para- 
sol or  a  Japanese  lantern? 

WORD  LIST 

[Uic  these  words  in  new  sentences.] 

North  weather-vane  South 

East  arrow  West 

skate  Chinaman  parasol 

home  wind  lantern 


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Did  you  ever  see  the  great  clouds  in 
the  sky  ?  Did  you  ever  wish  to  ride  upon 
the  clouds  as  they  sailed  away? 

That  would  be  as  fine  as  sailing  in  a 
boat.  But  what  if  you  should  fall?  You 
would  need  to  be  a  Brownie  then,  or  you 
would  be  hurt. 

How  did  the  Brownies  get  up  there? 

I  do  not  know.  You  must  catch  a 
Brownie  some  day  and  ask  him. 

Sailing  away,  sailing  away,  and  the 
wind  is  blowing  softly,  softly. 

How  will  they  come  down  again? 
Maybe  it  will  rain  and  they  will  ride  down 
on  the  rain-drops,  or  on  the  snow.  They 
are  not  afraid ;  they  are  safe. 


58     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


!ome,  come,  let  us  sing 
a  song. 

Shall  we  sing,  "America"? 

All  right,  hold  your  music  before  you. 

Now,  what  is' our  country? 

The  United  States  is  our  country. 

The  Pilgrims  came  here,  years  ago,  to 
find  a  home. 

They  came  to  this  sweet  land  of  liberty. 

Now,  let  the  band  play,  and — one,  two, 
three — sing.  Brownies;  sing,  "America." 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    59 


"AMERICA" 


m 


a 


B^ 


3^ 


-A i-^ 


1 h 


^^§^^^^^^ 


^      P      If 


?-:^ 


:?c:it 


^ 


r    rr  wj 


My  country,  't  is  of  thee,  Land  of  the  pilgrim's 

Sweet  land  of  liberty,  pride. 

Of  thee  I  sing ;  From  every  mountain  side 

Land  where  my  fathers  died,  Let  freedom  ring. 


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My  native  country,  thee — 
Land  of  the  noble  free — 

Thy  name  I  love ; 
I  love  thy  rocks  and  rills, 
Thy  woods  and  templed 

hills, 
My  heart  with  rapture 
thrills 
Like  that  above. 

Let  music  swell  the  breeze, 
And  ring  from  all  the  trees 

Sweet  freedom's  song; 
Let  mortal  tongues  awake; 


Let  all  that  breathe  par- 
take ; 

Let  rocks  their  silence 
break  — 
The  sound  prolong. 

Our  fathers'  God,  to  thee. 
Author  of  liberty, 

To  thee  we  sing; 
Long  may  our  land  be 

bright 
With  freedom's  holy  light ; 
Protect  us  by  thy  might, 
Great  God,  our  King. 


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The  Brownies  see  the  moon. 
The  Brownies  see  the  clock. 
The  moon  shines  on  the  clock. 
The  r^on  shines  on  the  Brownki^. 
What   are  the   Brownies    doing   mth 
the  clock  ? 


62    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


What  time  do  you  get  up  in  the 
morning? 

What  time  do  you  go  to  bed  at  night? 

What  time  do  you  go  to  school  ? 

What  time  do  you  come  home  from 
school  ? 

What  time  do  you  think  the  Brownies 
run  away? 


I-2.3-4-5-6-7-8.9-IO.II-I2. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    63 

REVIEW 

What  did  the  Brownies  sing? 

Do  you  know  how  to  sing  the  song, 
"America"? 

Would  you  Hke  to  hear  the  Brownies 
sing  "America"? 

Will  the  clock  tell  you  when  the 
Brownies  run  away? 

Would  you  like  to  ride  upon  the 
clouds? 


Word  List 

[Use  these  words 
in  new  sentences.] 

United  States 

■&Ml(   I  "^^sic  Pilgrims 

country         liberty 

clock 

clouds 


64    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


SOME  BROWNIE  DONTS 


Don't  spill 


over your book 


Don  t  break  the  -A--- 


Don't  let  a 


Don't  run  when  you  carry  a  large 


Don't  hit  your  thumb  with  2^ 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    65 


The  Brownies  can  see  in  the  dark. 
But  they  cannot  see  in  a  fog. 
The  fog  was  thick  one  night 
The  Brownies  said:  "We  cannot  see." 
But  each  Brownie  carried  a  lantern. 
It  is  dark  when  the  moon  does  not 
shine. 

It  is  darker  when  the  stars  are  not  out 
It  is  darkest  when  there  Is  fog. 
Fog  looks  Hke  smoke. 
It  hides  the  moon  and  the  stars 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    67 

A  windmill,  a  windmill !  The  Brown- 
ies have  found  a  windmill ! 

See  the  big  wheel.  How  the  wind 
turns  it ! 

Hold  on,  Brownies,  or  you  will  fall. 

See  the  five  Brownies  peeping  through 
the  roof 

See  the  Brownies  here  and  there  and 
everywhere. 

Round  and  round  go  the  arms  of  the 
wheel. 

No  one  can  use  the  mill ;  It  is  such  an 
old  mill. 

The  miller  has  a  new  mill  for  his 
wheat. 

Where  is  the  miller?  The  miller  is 
In  bed  and  asleep. 

The  wind  turns  the  wheel ;  the  wheel 
helps  to  grind  the  grain. 

'*  Stop  turning  the  wheel,  O  wind,  for 
it  is  nearly  day,  and  we  must  go,"  the 
Brownies  cry. 


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Where  is  the  Chinaman  ? 
He  wears  a  pig-tail. 
See  the  pohceman? 
He  has  a  club  in  his  hand. 
Ye-ho!  see  the  sailor. 
What  a  long  oar  he  holds. 
Find  the  Brownie  with  the  flag. 
\    Why  does  he  stand  by  the  track  ? 
Toot,    toot,    toot!      This     little 
Brownie  man  blows  a  horn. 
And  sec  the  little  Brownie 
with   his  bow   and 
arrow. 

Six  Brownies  are 
on  this  page. 


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Find  the  Brownie  and 
the  big  fan. 

Find  the  telephones. 

How  many    d< 
you  see 


And  how 
many  Brownies  at  each 
telephone? 

Hello,    is    that    you, 


Brownie  ? 

Yes,  this    is 
Brownie.  How 


are  you  r 

I   am  very  well,  thank  you. 
How  are  you . 
I  am  very  well,  too.  Good-bye. 
Where  is  the  Brow- 
nie with  the  flute  ? 

Do  you  remember 
one  Brownie  blew  a 
horn?  Where  is  he? 


70    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


•  *  •*-/-•••, 


There  is  a  Brownie  with 
a  spade. 

It  is  April     Make  your 
garden  in  April,  Brownies. 
Here  are  two  little  Brown- 
ies with  seed. 

The  Indian  has  seed,  and 
another  little  Brownie  has  a 
rake. 

Dig  and  rake,  little  Brown- 
ies.    Plant  seed  in  April. 

By  and  by  the  flow- 
ers will  come. 

See  the  sticks  in  the 
ground. 

The  vines  will  grow 
n  the  sticks. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    71 


Where  do  robins  sleep  at  night  ? 
The  little  robins  sleep  in  their  nests. 
Where  do  squirrels  sleep  at  night? 
The  squirrels  sleep  in  holes  in  the  trees. 
Where  do  the  Brownies  sleep  ? 
Who  ever  saw  a  Brownie  asleep? 
Maybe  the  Brownies  do  not  go  to  sleep. 

The  birds  have  been  singing  to-day, 
And  saying:  "The  spring  is  near! 

The  sun  is  as  warm  as  in  May, 
And  the  deep  blue  sky  is  clear." 

John  Addington. 


72    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 

REVIEW 

Did  the  Brownie  spill  ink  over 
his  hooks? 

Did  the  Brownie  break  the  glass? 

Did  a  bee  sting  the  Brownie? 

Did  the  Brownie  run  with  the 
large  book? 

Did  the  Brownie  hit  his  thumb 
with  a  hammer? 

What  did  the  Brownies  do  in 
the   fog? 

Do  you  think  the  Brownies  had 
fun  at  the  mill,  while  the  miller 
was  in   bed   and   asleep? 

When   will   the  flowers  come? 

WORD  LIST 

[Use  these  words  in  new  sentences.] 

nests  robins  telephone 

^pade  squirrels  flute 

rake  policeman  miller 

vines  sailor  ground 


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•  ^■*i^C>i  Cox  « 


Do  you  remember  the  Brownies  with 
the  Japanese  parasols? 

And  the  Httle  Brownie  in  the  dark, 
with  two  Japanese  lanterns? 

Well,  this  is  the  way  the  Brownies  used 
to  ride  in  far-away  Japan. 

There  are  three  Brownies  at  one  end 
and  two  at  the  other  end. 

What  a  very  queer  way  to  take  a  ride. 

Run,  Brownies,  run!  You  must  go 
fast,  for  you  must  see  many  things  before 
day  comes. 

What  fun  it  is  to  travel! 


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''  '-^  One    evening, 

just  as  the  sun 
was  going  down, 
Brownie  Boy 
rode  away  on  his 
bicycle.  Down 
the  hill  he  went.     "What  fun!"  he  said. 

But  soon  he  had 
to  ride  through  the 
sand,  and  that  was 
not  much  fun. 

Push,  push,  push. 

Then  he  saw  a  long  hill. 
Up  went  his  legs,  and  away 
',j-the  bicycle  rolled. 
3^j^*<i^^    Brownie  Boy  did  not  even 
'-^^^^^'^^     hold  on  to  the  handle-bars. 
He  let  the  bicycle  go  faster  and  faster 
down  the  hill. 

Hurrah  for  the  little  Brownie! 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer     75 


And  now,  what  do 
you  think!  Brownie  *^ 
Boy  got  on  his  bicy- 
cle, just  as  you  see 
him  in  the  picture. 
Oh,  what  fun! 


C*^f  ^*rw 


After  a  little  while,  he 
did  another  trick,  but  his 
wheel  struck  a  stone  and 
over  he  went.  Poor  little 
Brownie  Boy! 


*  It  s  time  to  go 
home,"  he  said, "  for  the 
sun  will  be  up  soon/' 

So  he  rode  and  rode 
and  rode,  until  he  came 
to  where  the  Brownies 
hide  in  the  day  time. 

Do    you   know  where 
hide  when  they  run  away  ? 


J 6     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


REVIEW 

Did  the  Brownie  have  fun  when  he 
went  down  hill  on  his  bicycle?, 

How  did  he  feel  when  he 
had  to  ride  through  the  sand? 

Was  he  a  wise  Brownie  to 
let  go  the  handle-bars? 

Do  you  think  the  Brownie 
was  hurt  when  his  wheel  struck 
the  stone? 

How  did  the  Brownies  ride 
in  far-away  Japan? 

Was  it  a  queer  way  for 
them  to  ride? 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    77 


"Oh,  let  us  go  a-fishing," 
Said  the  Brownie  to  his 
mate, 
"You    get   the   rods   and 
basket 
While   I    run   and   get 
the  bait. 
Then  we  11  sit  down  by  the  river, 
And  we  11  catch  the  fish  that  bite, 
And  we  11  put  them  in  the  basket, 
And  be  home  before  daylight/' 
So  the  Brownies  went  a-fishmg. 

And  they  pulled  the  fellows  out ; 
They  looked  at  them  but  did  not  know 

A  blue  fish  from  a  trout. 
But  any  way  the  fun  they  had 

Was  what  the  Brownies  wished; 
I  wonder  if  'twas  fun  for  all 
The  fish  those  Brownies  fished. 


Ls-^r^j 


j-wUk^^ 


78    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


SPRING   SONG. 

the   flowers  that   bloom  in  the 
Spring,  tra,  la— 
And  the  little  blue  birds  that  sing,  tra,  la— 
The  daisy  and  rose, 
And  the  green  grass  that  grows,— 
Oh,  the  little  new  birds  on  the  wing,  tra,  la! 


What  do  the  Brownies  say? 

"  Oh,  I  wish  the  winter  would  go, 

And  I  wish  the  summer  would  come. 
Then  the  big  brown  farmer  will  hoe, 
And  the  Httle  brown  bee  will  hum." 

H.  O.  Knowlton. 


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HILE   Brownies  stood 

beneath  the  trees, 
They  heard  the  hum  of 
hidden  bees. 
They  saw  tne  branches  in  the  air; 
They  Hstened  at  the  roots  with  care. 

And  then  they  tried  to  drive 
</  .wsm^  \      the  bees 

From    oui  their  hives  within 
the  trees. 
But  oh,  the  bees  spread  out 

their  wings, 
And  hurt  the  Brownies  with 
their  stings. 

If  you  will  let  the  bees  alone — 
The   workers 


p  and   the  lazy 
drone — 
They'll    never  think    of^^ 

stinging  you, 
But  honey  they'll  be  bringing  you, 


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REVIEW 

Would  you  like  to  catch  fish? 

What  would  you  do  with  the  fish? 
Would  you  put  them  in  a  basket? 

Is  it  fun  to  fish"^ 

What  blooms  in  the  Spring? 

Do  you  wish  the  winter  would  go? 

Do  you  wish  the  summer  would  come? 

Will  the  farmer  hoe  the  ground? 

Would  you  hurt  the  bees? 

What  did  the  Brownies  say  about  the 
bees? 

Will  you  let  the  bees  alone? 


WORD  LIST 

i  Use  these  words  in  new  sentences,  j 

mate 

river 

wished 

rods 

basket 

fished 

bait 

fellow 

branches 

blue 

daisy 

lazy 

green 

listened 

honey 

The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    8 1 


The  ball  goes  over  the   net. 
There  goes  another! 

One  Brownie  has  hit  the  ball  with  his 
racket. 

Four  rackets  and  four  Brownies,  but 
there  are  only  two  balls. 

The  Brownies  are  out  on  the  lawn. 

They  are  playing  lawn-tennis. 

Will  the  Brownie  hit  the  ball  with  his 
racket  ? 

Maybe  he  will,  if  he  is  quick. 

Run,  Brownie!  try  to  hit  the  ball. 

One  Brownie  has  lost  his  hat. 

He  has  no  hair  on  his  head;  only  two 
little   butterfly  horns   are  there.      How 


queer 


Do  you  like  to  play  lawn-tennis  ? 


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'ffCox 


Three  merry  Brownies  on  a  donkey! 
The  Brownies  do  not  hit  the  donkey. 
The  Brownies  Hke  to  ride. 
One  Brownie  says:  "Get  up,  donkey!" 
Another  says:  ''Go  on,  donkey!'' 
And  another  says:  ''Good  donkey!" 
What  are  the  others  riding  on? 
It  is  a  reindeer.     It  has  big  horns. 
It  Hves  in  the  cold,  cold  north. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    83 


Blow  your  horns,  Brownies. 

Blow  louder  and  louder.  Who  can 
hear  such  a  litde  squeak? 

Do  you  play  in  the  Brownie  band? 
Why  can  we  never  hear  you  in  the  night 
time? 

Blow,  blow,  while  the  other  Brownies 
dance. 

Oh,  this  is  such  fun  for  the  little  mer- 
ry men! 

See  the  dancers  lift  their  feet.  One, 
two,  three,  and  away  they  go. 

Brownies,  why  will  you  not  dance  with 
us  in  the  day  time? 


84    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Oto 


REVIEW 

Did    the     Brownies 
lawn-tennis? 

How  many  Brownies  and 
how  many  rackets  were  there? 

Would  you  like  to  ride  on 
a  donkey  or  on  a  reindeer? 

Did  you  know  the  Brown- 
ies could  dance? 

How  many  Brownies  were 
in  the  Brownie  band? 


^j(Q> 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    85 


This  is  the  way  to 

make  a  kite : 
^Get    some    paper 

and     get    some 

sticks ; 
Get  some  flour  all 

pure  and  white; 
Pour  in  some  water 

and     mix     and 


mix; 
Strings  for  a  tail; 
then    paste    to- 
gether, 
And,    ho!    to    the    fields,    for    it's    kite 
weather. 


86    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Take  care,  you  will  let  the  pail  fall. 
It  is  too  large  for  Brownies  to  hold. 
See  how  the  water  runs  over  the  side. 
Drink  fast,  horse,  or  the  pail  will  fall. 
Will  you  give  the  Brownies  a  ride? 
Are  you  glad  to  drink  the  water? 
Then  you  will  be  glad  to  give  the  little 
Brownies  a  ride. 

The  Brownies  came  to  give  you  water. 
Drink  fast,  horse,  drink  fast. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    87 


See  the  horses  in  a  row. 
How  fast  they  run! 
No  horse  is  ahead. 

Do  you  think  the  black  horse  will  soon 
be  ahead  ? 

One  Brownie  has  lost  his  hat. 
Get  up,  black  horse,  get  up! 


88    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Do  you  remember  how  to  make  a  kite? 

What  do  you  do  with  the  paper,  the 
sticks,  and  the  flour? 

Does  a  kite  have  a  tail? 

Would  you  like  to  give  a  horse  some 
water  to  drink? 

Who  won  the  race?  Did  the  black 
horse  win? 

Hurrah  for  the  black  horse! 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    89* 


>^:^,l'>^--^^<^k^ 


^«j«H*%jR^^'S:^'i^ 


Run,  run,  run !  Just  see  how  many 
Brownies  there  are ! 

Can  you  find  the  Indian?  the  sailor? 

Why  do  they  run?  It  is  almost  day. 
Look  at  the  sun. 

What  a  long  bridge ;  what  a  strong 
bridge  this  is  across  the  river. 

The  river  is  wide;  the  river  is  deep. 

See  the  Brownies  go  over  this  bridge 
across  the  river. 

The  bridge  is  made  of  wood.  It  is  a 
strong  bridge  and  a  long  bridge. 

It  is  so  long  that  the  Brownies  must 
run,  for  daytime  is  coming. 


90    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


This  IS  the  way  to  carry  a  boat. 


And  this  IS  the  way  to  paddle  a  boat 
when  it  is  in  the  water. 

Do  you  know  how  to  paddle  ? 


And  this  is  the  way  to  bail  a  boat  when 
it  is  full  of  water. 

Do  you  know  how  to  bail  a  boat? 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    91 


The  Brownies  carried  a  boat  to  the 
water. 

They  got  into  the  boat,  and  paddled 
through  the  water. 

They  saw  the  boat  fill  with  water. 

So  they  began  to  bail  the  boat. 

One  Brownie  used  a  hat  to  bail  with. 

Then  what  do  you  think  ? 

The  Brownies  fell  into  the  water. 

Learn  to  carry  a  boat  to  the  water. 

Learn  to  paddle  through  the  water. 

Learn  to  bail  a  boat  when  it  is  full  of 
water. 

But  do  not  try  to  bail  a  boat  with 
your  hat. 

Learn  to  swim. 


92    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie    Primer 


ber  when  we  were  in 
fell  into  the  water  ? 

Tie  a  rope  around 
teach    him    how    to 

Move  your  hands 
Boy,  while  you  are  in 

That  is  the  way  to 

When  we  know 
will  have  fun. 


Ej  must  learn  to  swim 
I  in  the  sea. 

Do  you  remem- 
the  boat,  and  we 


Brownie  Boy,  and 

swim. 

and  feet.  Brownie 

the  water. 

swim. 

how  to  swim,  we 


Yes,  we  will 
in  the  water. 

Hurrah  ! 

Sec,  there  is  a  Brownie   who   knows 
how  to  swim.     Watch  his  hands  and  feet. 

He   has  a  Brownie 
on  his  back. 

Brownie,   swim    to 
the  shore. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    93 


BROWNIE, 
WHAT   IS   THE    MATTER? 

jHAT  do  you  see  in  there? 
Are  you  looking  at  yourself? 
No,  I   am  looking  at  little 
drops  of  water.    How  very  large  they  are! 

Yes,  the  glass  makes 
the  drops  of  water  seem 
larger  than  they  are. 

Oh,  little  Brownie,  let 
me  look  too. 

Why,  yes,  how  large  the 
little  drops  of  water  look! 

See  the  other  glass! 
doing  with  it,  Httle  Brownie? 

I  am  looking  at  a  frog. 
Does  the  frog  seem 
larger  when  you  look 
at  it  through  the  glass? 
Yes;  have  you  ever 
seen  a  glass  like  this? 


What  are  you 


94     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


'-"V.-iAi* 


The  wind  is  blowing. 

Sailing,  sailing.     See  the    J 
boats  on  the  water. 

The  boats  are  sailing  on 
the  sea. 

The  wind  is  blowing  and  the  boats 
are  saiHng. 

Which  way  does  the  wind  blow  ? 

How  many  boats  do  you  see? 

Nine  boats:  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9. 

Sailing,  sailing,  through  the  water  they 
go! 

Hurrah,  the  boats  are  running  a  race! 
The  wind  is  in  the  sails. 

Ye-ho!    which  boat  do   you  think  is 
ahead,  Brownies? 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


95 


The  Brownies  are  going 
to  sea  in  a  boat 

What  will  they  take  with 
them? 

They  have  a  large  round 
box  with  a  star  in  it 
What  is  it? 
It  is  a. compass. 
It  tells  you  where  the 
North  is. 

Point  North,  point 
South,  point  East,  point 
West 

The  Brownies  !ia/e  an  anchor. 
Now  they  are  ready  to  go. 
Sail  away.   Brownies,  for  the  wind   is 
blowing  and  the  weather  is  fine. 
Now,  Brownies,  stop  the. boat 

One,    two,    three, 
over   goes   the   anchor 
into  the  water. 
Hurrah! 


g6    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Sand,  sand,  sand  by  the  sea. 

What  fun  we  will  have  with  our 
spades  and  pails. 

Brownies,  dig  the  sand  by  the  sea. 

Put  the  sand  in  your  pails. 

Oh,  what  fun  it  is  by  the  sea! 

Soon  the  sea  will  creep  up  on  the  sand, 
and  then  go  back  again. 

Brownies,  dig  with  your  spades  in  the 
soft  sand. 

Hurry,  it  will  be  morning  soon. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer    97 


AT   THE    SEA-SIDE. 

When  I  was  down  beside  the  sea 
A  wooden  spade  they  gave  to  me 
To  dig  the  sandy  shc^. 

My  holes  were  empty  hke  a  cup. 
In  every  hole  the  sea  came  up, 
Till  it  could  come  no  more. 

Robert  Louis  Stevenson 


9 8     The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


Look,   Brow 
nie     Boy,     see 
what  I   have  on 
my  pad. 
I  have  printed  p^ 
July  4. 
Let  us  find  the  other  BreTwnies. 
Then  we  will  go  with  our  fire  crackers 
and  sky  rockets  to  tho^field. 

What  a  great  n0ise  the  fire  crackers 
will  make! 

How   pretty  the  sky  rockets  will    be 
with  their  ) 

A  sky  rocket  once  scared  a 
Brownie. 

It  went  with  a  big  sound  — 
zwish — into  the  sky. 

We    must    take    care    this 
Fourth  of  July,  must  we  not, 
^^^^T^l"  Httle  Brownie  Boy  ? 
Hurry,  hurry,  we  must  find  the  other 
Brownies  and  have  fun  with  them. 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer   99 


Hurrah  for  the  Fourth  of  July! 
Hurrah  for  the  flag! 
Hurrah  for  the  star  spangled  banner! 
Come,  let  us  sing  with  joy! 


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loo  The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 

REVIEW 

Why  did  the  Brownies  run  across  the 
long  bridge  and  the  strong  bridge? 

Do  you  know  how  to  carry  a  boat  to 
the  water? 

Did  the  Brownie  try  to  bail  the  boat 
with  his  hat? 

How  did  Brownie  Boy  learn  to  swim 
in  the  water? 

Did  the  glass  the  Brownie  had  make 
the  drops  of  water  seem  larger? 

Have  you  ever  seen  sailboats  run  a 
race? 

What  will  the  Brownies  do  with  the 
compass  and  the  anchor? 

Do  you  like  the  Fourth  of  July  with  its 
fire  crackers  and  sky  rockets? 

What  do  you  do  in  the  sand  when 
you  go  to  the  seashore? 

Have  you  a  spade  and  a  pail? 

Where  do  the  Brownies  live? 


The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer     loi 

.1      I    i     J    I     I    I  M   '  . 


^-iSMfe^^.jiwfe4flteii^^^  _ 


Why  are  the  Brownies  running  away? 
They  were  having  fun,  and  they  did 
not  see  the  sun  peep  over  the  hills. 
The  sun  nearly  caught  them  this  time. 
Who  has  ever  seen  a  Brownie? 


102    The  Palmer  Cox  Brownie  Primer 


■-.^•/?>!V 


WiH\  a(nenclly  woue  »J  ljft«^. 

Dear  children:   Now  the  task  is  through, 
But  ere  we  part,  a  word  with  you  — 
Yes,  you  who  traveled  hand  in  hand 
With  me  to  watch  the  Brownie  band, 
^l2iy  you  prove  always  stanch  and  true 
To  teachers  and  to  playmates  too. 
Be  brave  when  trials  fast  descend. 
And  persevering  to  the  end. 
Arid,  Brownie-like,  you  maybe  blessed— 
They  seldom  fail  who  do  their  best. 


-a^-^ 


Appendix 


VOCABULARY 

A  paragraph  only  is  necessary  regarding  the  play-element 
in  this  book;  the  drawing  suggestion  presented  on  page  17 
should  be  followed  by  many  exercises  of  a  similar  character, 
prepared  by  the  teacher;  the  shadow  pictures  on  page  23 
should  be  used  as  bases  for  stories  to  be  "  imagined  "  by  the 
pupils ;  and  the  counting  lesson  on  page  45  might  be  studied 
in  the  form  of  a  game. 

Words  found  in  this  phonetic  vocabulary  are  contained  in 
those  lessons  intended  to  be  taught  to  the  pupils.  There  are 
some  jingles  which  have  been  inserted  as  memory  exercises,  and 
words  therein  contained  are  not  here  included.  Those  verses 
occur  on  pages  22,  31,  34,  39,  55,  59,  60,  71,  T^j,  78,  79,  85, 
89.  Page  102  is  to  be  read  aloud  and  explained  by  the 
teacher. 


PRONUNCIATION  KEY  TO  THE  PALilER  COX  BROWNIE  PRIMER.     BASED  ON  THE 
LATEST  EDITION  OF  "THE  CENTURY  DICTIONARY." 


a  as  in  fat,  man,  pang. 

a  as  in  fate,  mane,  dale. 

&  as  in  far,  father,  guard, 

&  as  in  fall,  talk. 

4  as  in  ask,  fast,  ant. 

a  as  in  fare. 

e  as  in  met,  pen,  blesSf 

e  as  in  mete,  meet. 

6  as  in  her,  fern. 

i  as  in  pin,  it. 

i  as  in  pine,  fight,  file. 

o  as  in  not,  on,  frog. 

6  as  in  note,  poke,  floor. 

tt  as  in  move,  spoon. 

6  as  in  nor,  song,  off. 

u  as  in  tub. 

u  as  in  mute,  acute. 

u  as  in  pulL 

(i    German  ii,  French  u. 
oi   as  in  oil.  Joint,  boy. 
oa  as  in  pound,  proud. 


A  single  dot  under  a  vowel 
in  an  unaccented  syllable  in- 
dicates its  abbreviation  and 
lightening,  without  absolute 
loss  of  its  distinctive  quality. 

gi  as  in  prelate,  courage. 

?  as  in  ablegate,  episcopal. 

0  as  \\\  abrogate,  eulogy. 

V  as  in  singular,  education. 

A  double  dot  under  a  vowel 
in  an  unaccented  syllable  indi- 
cates that,  even  in  the  mouths 
of  the  best  speakers,  its  sound 
is  variable  to,  and  in  ordinary 
utterance  actually  becomes, 
the  short  t*-8ound  (of  but, 
pun,  etc.). 

A    as  in  errant,  republican. 
^    as  in  prudent,  difference. 
104 


i  9&  in  charity,  density. 

g  as  in  valor,  actor,  idiot 

S  as  in  Persia,  peninsula. 

Q  as  in  the  book. 

U  as  in  nature,  feature. 

A  mark  (w)  under  the  conso- 
nants t,  d,  8,  z  indicates  that 
they  in  like  manner  are  varia- 
ble to  ch,  j,  sh,  zh. 

t  as  in  natiire,  adventure. 

4  as  in  arduous,  education. 

§  as  in  pressure.    • 

2  as  in  seizure. 

th    as  in  thin. 
TH  as  in  then. 

D  =  TH. 

'  denotes  a  primary,  "  a 
secondary  accent  Silent  let* 
terB  are  italicized. 


Vocabulary 


to5 


Page  11 

your  (yor) 

flower  (flou'6r) 

elephant 

with  (wiTH) 

pencils 

each 

(ere-fant ) 

high 

(pen'silz) 

soft 

hurt  (hert) 

do 

tried 

balZ 

smaK 

you  (yo) 

read 

un'der 

wkTk 

hur-r&h  (ho-ra') 

m 

hurt  (hert) 

rope 

for 

s6ng 

very  (ver'i) 

there  (THar) 

they  (THa) 

nearly  (ner'li) 

Page  27 

white  (hwit) 

when  (hwen) 

Page  21 

goes  (goz) 

blue  (bio) 

away  (a-wa') 

bf-gins' 

why  (hwi) 

wheat  (hwet) 
field 

play 

Page  12 

circus 

lit'ile 

Page  18 

far'mer 

(ser'kus) 

Brownie 

nights  (nits) 

with  (wiTH) 

better  (bet'er) 

(brou'ni) 

long 

pile 

keep 

two  (to) 

ripe 

gram 

three 

cried 

mdr'ning 

Page  28 

tree 

say 

where  (hwar) 

Page  13 

look  (luk) 

thank  (thangk) 

fowr 

ikU 

fdr 

pump 'kin 

five 

them  (THem) 

Page  25 

c6rn 

hurry  (hur'i) 

night  (nit) 

Page  14 
sev'en 

frdst 
soon  (s6n) 

pictures 

(pik'turz) 
tak'en 
find 

Page  29 
foot  (fut) 

eight  (at) 
nine 

bas'ket 
what  (hwot) 

c&tah 
says  (sez) 

take 

another 

Page  15 
wise 

said  (sed) 
school  (skol) 

care 

don't 

b^ds  (b6rdz) 

more 
of  (ov) 
this  (THis) 
book  (buk) 
smile 

soldier  (sol'jer) 
sailor  (sa'lor) 
Chi '  n  a-m  an 

a-nuTH'6r 
game 
tired 

we 

merry  (mer'i) 

study  (stud'i) 

Page  20 
cotton 

(kot'n) 

Page  30 
strong 
happy  (hap'i) 

to 

white  (hwit) 

In'di-an 

ladders 

in'to 

(lad'6rz) 

Page  16 

grows  (groz) 

Page  26 

bars  (barz) 

o'clock  (o-klok') 

like 

o'v6r 

way 

io6 


Vocabulary 


Page  31 

looking 

use  (uz) 

seeds 

shall 

(liik'ing) 

pole 

be-gin' 

Thanks-giv'ing 

dark 

beautiful 

grow? 

dinner 

moon  (mon) 

(bu'ti-ful) 

(din'er) 

shines 

wa'ving 

Page  49 

turkey  (t6r'ki) 

hright 

these  (THez) 

Page  37 

Page  41 

May 

belong 

week 

when  (hwen) 

sun' shine 

(be-16ng') 

Sun 'day 

climbed  (klimd) 

fruit  (frot) 

them  (THem) 

Mon'day 

branches 

hours  (ourz) 

then  (THen) 

(mun'da) 

(branch 'ez) 

June  (jon) 

home 

Tuesday 

far 

roses  (roz'ez) 

(tiiz'da) 

called  (k41d) 

cheer 

Page  32 

Wednesday 

axe  (aks) 

sunny  (sun'i) 

saws  (s&z) 

(wenz'da) 

tomorrow 

faced  (fast) 

wood  (wud) 

Thursday 

(t§-mor'6) 

July  (ju-li') 

that  (THat) 

(therz'da) 

August 

also  (al'so) 

Fri'day 

Page  43 

(4'gust) 

whose  (hoz) 

Saturday 

clear  (kler) 

peo'ple 

asleep 

(sat'er-da) 

fast 

hori-day 

(a-slep') 

make 
snow 

air 

head  (hed) 

Page  50 

heels  (helz) 

Sep-t«m'b^r 

Page  33 

Page  38 

ha 

fairing 

like 

Icndw 

some  (sum) 

leaves  (levz) 

who  (ha) 

other 

smooth 

gol'den 

Page  35 

(uTH'6r) 

(smOTH) 

piled 

these  (THez) 

shelves 

toy  (toi) 

icicles 

Page  46 

October 

opened  (6'pnd) 

(is'i-kls) 

arms  (armz) 

(ok-to'b^-r) 

df/ 

win't6r 

hair  (har) 

a-round' 

rab'&it 

made 

finger 

• 

No-vem'ber 

near 

(fing'g6r) 

dear 

hobby-horse 

Page  39 

smm 

because 

(hob'i-hdrs) 

jingle 

light  (Ht) 

(be-Kaz'; 

(jing'gl) 

December 

Page  36 

ride 

Page  48 

(de-sem'bcr) 

mi 

sleigh  (sla) 

January 

hap'jpi-neaw 

fence  (fens) 

(jan'u-a-ri) 

good  (gtid) 

Page  40 

February 

Page  52 

peep 

Chiistmas 

(feb'ro-a-ri) 

first  (f^Tst) 

hole 

(kris'mas) 

blow  (bl5) 

ska'ted 

ev'6r 

woods  (wudz) 

March 

everywhere 

through  (thr6) 

mi 

April  (a'pril) 

(ev'ri-hwar) 

Vocabulary 


107 


Page  53 

country 

old 

§'ven 

once  (wuns) 

(kun'tri) 

mlH'  er 

han'dle 

let'<6r 

fi-ni'ted 

grind 

fas'ter 

name 

states 

turning 

roller  (r6'16r) 

pirgrims 

(t^r'ning) 

Page  75 

together 

ygars 

while  (hwil) 

(t9-ge5B:'6r) 

a-go' 

Page  68 

stone 

swSet 

weSrs 

soon  (s5n) 

Pag9  54 

liberty 

pig' tail 

rode 

these  (THez) 
Jap-a-nese' 

(lib'6r-ti) 

oar 

un-tir 

toot  (toO 

par'a-sol 

Page  61 

bow; 

Page  76 

many  (men'i) 
which  (hwich) 

shines 
clocA; 

arrow  (ar'6) 
page  (paj) 

summer 

(sum'*r) 

vight 
been  (b§n) 

do'ing 

Page  09 

autumn 

(4'tum) 

each 

Page  62 

telephones 

lan'tfern 

e-ler'en 

(tel'e-fonz) 

Page  78 

twelve 

heZ-lo'  * 

bloom  (bl6m) 

mdr'ning 

thank  (thangk) 

daisy  (da'zi) 

Page  57 

home 

flute  (flot) 

green 

gr^at 

re-mem'ber 

gr&s« 

sa/led 

Page  64 

blew  (bio) 

fine 

br^ak 

Page  81 

sai'ling 

carry  (kar'i) 

Page  70 

rack'et 

bortt 

thumb 

8pad« 

only  (on'li) 

shoii/d 

g&r'den 

\kwn 

need 

Page  65 

rikc 

ten'wis 

wouZd 

cannot 

vines 

quie/;   (kwik) 

ask 

(kan'ot) 

168t 

blow'ing 

thicA; 

Page  71 

butterfly 

softly  (sdft'li) 

car'ned 

squirrels 

(but'6r-fli) 

may'be 

dark'6r 

(skwur'elz) 

ratn 

dark'est 

Page  82 

a-fra»d' 

sm6k« 

Page  73 

donkey 

8af0 

hides 

ride 

(dung'ki) 

stftrs 

far'a-way"' 

reindeer 

Paffe  58 

trav'el 

(ran'der) 

America 

Page  67 

lives 

(a-mer'i-ka) 

wlnd'mlU 

Page  74 

music 

wheel  (hwel) 

§ve'ning 

Page  83 

(mu'zik) 

pee'ping 

bicycle 

loud'6r 

b^-fore' 

roof  (rof ) 

(bi'si-kl) 

hear 

i.o8 


Vocabulary 


squeak 

bridge  (brij) 

Page  93 

Page  96 

(skwek) 

across  (a-kr6s') 

mat'^6r 

creep  (krep) 

nev'er 

wide 

yourself 

again  (a-gen') 

dance  (dS,ns) 

deep 

(y^r-self) 

dancer 

wk'tbT 

(d&n's6r) 

Page  90 
pad'cfle 

gih88 

seem 

Page  98 
print 'ed 
fire 
crackers 

(krak'6rz) 
rock'ets 

Page  86 
pail 
too  (t6) 
side 

bail 
fuU 

Page  91 

larger 

(larj'6r) 

Page  94 

drink  (dringk) 

16am 

run'wing 

noise  (noiz) 
pretty  (prit'i) 

Page  87 

Page  92 

Page  95 

scared 

TOW 

sea 

compass 

ahead  (a-hed') 

tie 

(kum'pas) 

Page  99 

blacfc  (biak) 

rope 

anchor 

fowrth 

a-round' 

(ang'kor  ) 

Page  89 

teach 

ready  (red'i) 

almost 

watch  (woch) 

weather 

Page  101 

(al'most) 

shore 

(we5H'6r) 

caught  (k&t) 

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